Over 2800 tons of fresh and flavorful products from the Spring Festival in the Bay Area are supplied to Hong Kong and Macau through Gongbei Customs

On site inspection by Xiangzhou Customs officers for the clearance of aquatic products supplied to Hong Kong and Macau. Photo by Chen Chunbin

During the Spring Festival, there are a lot of orders, and I work overtime almost every day, "Zhou Jinhong said as he flipped through the supply list in his hand. As the manager of Zhuhai Longsheng Aquatic Products Co., Ltd., he spent this Spring Festival with the workers. On February 25th, the ninth day of the lunar new year, before dawn, the processing and distribution center was bustling with activity. Sorting, weighing, and packaging were carried out, and fresh caught aquatic products were quickly processed and shipped, waiting to be exported to Macau.

During the Chinese New Year, residents in the Greater Bay Area must have fish, shrimp, and crabs for their big meals. The demand for varieties such as South American white shrimp, grouper, and green crab is increasing, and it is expected that the supply in February will increase by 20-30% compared to the previous month, "Zhou Jinhong calculated.

This is just one node in the supply chain for people's livelihoods in Hong Kong and Macau.

Just before the Spring Festival, Zhuhai Nongkang Wantian Supply Hong Kong and Macao Aquatic Products Co., Ltd. successfully launched its first supply to Hong Kong and Macao. The first batch of aquatic products were loaded onto trucks from Zhuhai and shipped to the Hong Kong market via the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. Nowadays, within the jurisdiction of Xiangzhou Customs, which is under the jurisdiction of Gongbei Customs, 10 key enterprises are operating at full capacity, and fresh products such as aquatic products, vegetables, and fruits are constantly flowing to Hong Kong and Macao.

During the Chinese New Year, we have to stay here even more to ensure smooth and uninterrupted clearance of biological materials for Hong Kong and Macao residents, "said Qiu Chen, Deputy Director of the Inspection Department of Xiangzhou Customs, looking back on the holiday, which was very fulfilling. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, certificates will be drafted, and on the second day of the Lunar New Year, on-site inspections will be conducted... "This is Qiu Chen's tenth Spring Festival spent in a foreign land. She and her colleagues made preparations in advance, focusing on the production and shipping characteristics of enterprises before the holiday, strengthening risk monitoring and quality and safety supervision, and actively connecting with enterprise needs. In response to the concentration of shipments during the Spring Festival, they arranged inspection and customs clearance processes reasonably.

To think well and quickly, we must control every checkpoint, "said Qiu Chen as a cross-border truck loaded with fresh products sailed towards Macau through Gongbei Port. According to statistics, during the Spring Festival holiday (February 15th to February 23rd), Gongbei Customs supervised over 2800 tons of fresh agricultural and food products supplied to Hong Kong and Macao, including fruits, vegetables, and edible aquatic animals. (Guo Shengnan/Text)